I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was…

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Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that...

Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that...

I did not come into contact with any Muslim before I embraced Islam. I read...

I did not come into contact with any Muslim before I embraced Islam. I read...

They have hijacked my religion.

They have hijacked my religion.

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration...

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration...

Ever since I became a Muslim, I've had to deal with attempts to damage my...

Ever since I became a Muslim, I've had to deal with attempts to damage my...

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close...

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close...

Music is part of God's universe.

Music is part of God's universe.

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free,...

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free,...

Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic...

Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic...

To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

I enjoy life. I think I'll enjoy death even more.

I enjoy life. I think I'll enjoy death even more.

I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an...

I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an...

The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity...

The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity...

I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in...

I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in...

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me...

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me...

Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and...

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and...

A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.

A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.

Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war...

Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war...

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no...

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no...